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Submitted by enpen on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 1:55pm.
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Submitted by chelseathebaker on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 8:54pm.
Jun 7 2008 - 12:00pm Jun 7 2008 - 8:00pm The Olympia Comics Festival is celebrating its 7th year of this community tradition with special guests Jeffrey Brown, Jim Woodring, and Michel Gagne. Chicago-based Jeffrey Brown is best known for his candid autobiographical accounts of failed relationships including Clumsy, Unlikely and Every Girl is the End of the World for Me. Seattle’s Jim Woodring has risen to fame for his mesmerizing silent comics featuring Frank, a strange creature in a stranger world. Michel Gagne, originally from Quebec, is an illustrator/animator who has worked on feature films such as Ratatouille, The Iron Giant and Osmosis Jones as well as publishing many comics of his own including ZED and The Saga of Rex. noon to 5 P.M. at The Vault (425 Franklin St. SE) Free and open to all ages.
Book Signings 3-5 P.M. at Danger Room Comics (201 4th Ave. W) Free and open to all ages.
Stage Show 6 to 8 P.M. at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave.) $1 donation and parental guidance advised (for language and drawn nudity). The Olympia Comics Festival differs greatly from typical comic conventions because it is dedicated to upholding comics as an art form and promoting local small press cartoonists. This event is intended to be enjoyed by devoted comic fans and casual readers alike. For questions, email olympiacomicsfestival@gmail.com or call Danger Room at (360) 705-3050.
Submitted by OFS on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 12:12am.
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» CONTACTS: John Ford Audrey Henley KAOS Development Director Olympia Film Society 360-867-6894 360-754-3635, ext. 3 fordj@evergreen.edu audrey@pioneermusic.org JIM HIGHTOWER IS AT IT AGAIN… AND HE’S BRINGING IT TO OLYMPIA!! On Saturday April 12th at 7:30pm, hard-hitting populist, writer, public speaker, national radio commentator and author Jim Hightower will appear at Olympia’s historic Capitol Theater in a benefit for KAOS-FM Olympia Community Radio and the Olympia Film Society. Tickets are available at Phantom City Records, Traditions Fair Trade or buyolympia.com. At 6pm, there will be a pre-show reception at Plenty! Restaurant with limited seating. The reception admission price will include a ticket to the event and a copy of Hightower’s new book Swim Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow!
Submitted by jasonwettstein on Mon, 03/24/2008 - 3:53pm.
Apr 29 2008 - 7:30pm Apr 29 2008 - 10:30pm
Neil deGrasse Tyson Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at The Evergreen State College College Recreation Center (CRC) 2700 Evergreen Parkway, Olympia For more information, visit www.evergreen.edu Experience the Wonders of the Cosmos…Explore the Role of Science in the World Around Us…Examine the Human Element in the Advancement of Scientific Frontiers. Creative team, please consider a tiered approach to this header. Join Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson - world renowned astrophysicist, bestselling author, and host of the groundbreaking PBS series NOVA scienceNOW – live and in person for a fascinating journey across the horizons of science, the universe and society.
Submitted by Olympia Drawing Club on Sun, 03/16/2008 - 8:48am.
From now until its self-destruction date set to the distant future, the Olympia Drawing Club has been formed. We meet on the west side every Thursday evening to draw together. Please email us if you would like to come. Everyone who likes to draw or wants to like to draw is welcome. Send us an email at: olympiadrawingclub@gmail.com !
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